Mattapan, Boston, MA Cost Of Living

Mattapan cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Mattapan	Boston	Massachusetts
Cost of living index	124	148	131
Index	Mattapan	Boston	Massachusetts
Goods & Services index	130	130	120
Groceries index	106	106	107
Health care index	135	135	120
Housing index	123	204	165
Transportation index	111	111	106
Utilities index	141	141	123

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The cost of living in Mattapan is 5% lower than the Boston average.
The cost of living in Mattapan is 24% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Mattapan is 23% higher than the national average.
Massachusetts general sales tax is 23% higher than the national average.
Massachusetts state income tax is 129% higher than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Household	$45,798	$3,817	$1,069	$1,374

Massachusetts Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Massachusetts	6.25%	6.25%

Massachusetts Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Massachusetts	5.1%	5.1%

Goods & Services

Item	Boston	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.98	$16.09	36.7%
Beauty Salon	$51.87	$37.33	38.9%
Toothpaste	$2.26	$2.45	7.8%
Shampoo	$1.05	$1.00	4.6%
Movie	$13.47	$10.28	31.0%
Bowling	$8.95	$4.93	81.4%

Groceries

Item	Boston	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.72	$3.80	2.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.56	$1.40	11.9%
Milk	$1.98	$2.01	1.5%
Potatoes	$3.73	$3.01	23.9%
Pizza	$10.62	$9.89	7.5%
Beer	$9.97	$8.90	12.0%

Health Care

Item	Boston	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$105.58	$102.16	3.4%
Doctor	$190.52	$108.36	75.8%
Dentist	$126.73	$92.53	37.0%
Ibuprofen	$9.19	$9.28	1.0%
Lipitor	$419.01	$425.82	1.6%

Housing

Item	Boston	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$423,200.00	$184,700.00	129.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,207.99	$1,202.44	83.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,369.00	$949.00	44.3%

Transportation

Item	Boston	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.25	$2.24	0.1%
Tire Balancing	$61.72	$46.29	33.3%

Utilities

Item	Boston	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$238.05	$165.96	43.4%
Phone	$39.99	$28.68	39.4%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Southfield, MA	0	125	25%
Brockton, MA	94,813	123	23%
Lynn, MA	92,074	127	27%
Holbrook, MA	11,008	129	29%
Randolph, MA	33,526	130	30%
Boston, MA	658,279	148	48%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Washington, DC	659,009	152	52%
Memphis, TN	655,857	82	-18%
Denver, CO	663,303	115	15%
Seattle, WA	668,849	159	59%
Nashville, TN	643,771	98	-2%
Boston, MA	658,279	148	48%

Source: The Mattapan, Boston, MA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Mattapan, Boston, MA Cost of Living